Participation of the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of biogenic amines in biochemical interactions between wheat (Triticum aestivum; Poaceae) and bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi; Aphididae)

Publication date: April 2016 Source:Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Volume 65 Author(s): Cezary Sempruch, Bogumił Leszczyński, Martyna Wilczewska, Hubert Sytykiewicz, Paweł Czerniewicz, Sylwia Goławska, Grzegorz Chrzanowski, Henryk Matok The studies concerned changes in the activities of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), lysine decarboxylase (LDC) and tyrosine decarboxylase (TyDC) in tissues of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) infested with bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.). Obtained results showed that the activities of the enzymes were stimulated in the less susceptible wheat Kontesa cv. infested by the aphids. In the case of the more susceptible Tonacja cv., on most occasions a decrease in the enzyme activities occurred. Such responses were especially clear for TyDC in both analysed cvs., and for LDC and ODC in the case of Kontesa cv. Thus it may be concluded that amino acid decarboxylation plays an important part in the biochemical defence developed in wheat tissues in response to R. padi infestation. The changes in the activities of the decarboxylases were dependent on the wheat genotype as well as the duration of the infestation.

Source: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology - February 14, 2016 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research